Reading helps you discover the world, develop your imagination, improve your vocabulary and communication, reduce stress & improve concentration … + IT IS FUN!
Reading comprehension is the ability to understand a written passage of text. It’s the bridge between the passive reader and active reader, and the crucial link to effective reading.
This is a great page where you will find free activities and tests to improve your English.
Here are some of the activities they offer.
| Elementary
A1 Reading Tests » What do you do with your free time? and many more A1 reading tests |
Pre-intermediate
A2 Reading Tests » Black Friday and many more A2 reading tests |
| Intermediate UPPER INTERMEDIATE
B1 Reading Tests » The arm of Liberty |
Pre-advanced
B2 Reading Tests » How to stay fit, happy & and many more B2 reading tests |
https://www.englishclub.com/reading/
Test Your English Reading Level
This free test evaluates how well you understand what you read in English. It is strictly called a Written Comprehension Test because it shows how well you comprehend what somebody writes. You have 15 minutes to do this test. You must stop after 15 minutes and press the «YOUR SCORE IS…» button. There are 20 questions.
CHILDREN’S STORIES
With vocabulary and comprehension exercises for young learners of English. With audio. Written and read by Tara Benwell.
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ELEMENTARY
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LOWER-INTERMEDIATE
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INTERMEDIATE |
SHORT STORIES
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The Winepress 1500 words This short story is set in Madagascar and France. It tells about wine and love – and hate. And about a winepress, the machine used to press the grapes from which wine is made. |
Free English (ESL / EFL) Learning Resources
Bruce Lee – reading exercises
Fast Food – reading exercises
Mark Twain – reading exercises
Michael Jordan – reading exercises
Mainly INTERMEDIATE – ADVANCED
Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format presented in 12 different readibilty levels. Activities and a PDF are also available for each reading passage.
ELEMENTARY – The Hare and The Hedgehog by Grimm Brothers – Readability: Level: 2.0 – Word Count: 1,076
BITS – English Language Learning : Listen & Read
INTERMEDIATE – ADVANCED
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, Click here to enjoy his adventures: 4 novels and 53 short stories
